Suspect appears in court over Liverpool parade crash

A erstwhile Royal Marine who is accused of "deliberately" driving his car into a crowd aft Liverpool FC's trophy parade leaving 79 group injured has appeared successful court.

Paul Doyle, 53, appeared astatine some Liverpool Magistrates' Court and Liverpool Crown Court connected Friday wherever he faced 7 charges including wounding pinch intent, causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) pinch intent, attempting to origin GBH pinch intent and vulnerable driving.

The tribunal heard nan prosecution allege nan father-of-three utilized his car "as a weapon" erstwhile it was driven into nan crowds.

Mr Doyle, of Burghill Road successful West Derby, Liverpool appeared affectional arsenic he appeared successful tribunal for nan first time, speaking softly only to corroborate his day of commencement and age. No family members aliases friends were coming successful either tribunal rooms.

Philip Astbury, prosecuting, said: "This defendant, it is nan prosecution's case, drove deliberately successful that car astatine group amongst that crowd arsenic they tried to time off nan area.

"Six charges of battle bespeak nan astir earnestly injured of those who were struck by nan vehicle. The first count of vulnerable driving reflects nan mode of driving earlier and up until nan constituent he utilized his conveyance deliberately arsenic a limb to injure those individuals."

Mr Doyle faces charges relating to six victims, including 2 children aged 11 and 17, aft a full of 79 group were injured successful nan metropolis centre connected Monday evening.

The father-of-three of Burghill Road successful West Derby, Liverpool was escorted into nan dock astatine Liverpool Magistrates Court wearing a achromatic suit, grey necktie and achromatic shirt.

His lawsuit was past fast-tracked to Liverpool Crown Court, wherever much superior offences are dealt with.

Mr Doyle was not asked to respond to nan charges astatine nan hearing.

He sat pinch his caput down arsenic nan charges were publication to him, and was told he would adjacent look connected 14 August for a plea hearing.

Judge Andrew Menary KC said that reporting restrictions, introduced erstwhile Mr Doyle appeared earlier magistrates earlier, would stay successful place.

Those restrictions prohibit nan recognition of nan six victims named successful nan charges truthful acold from being published.

Philip Astbury, prosecuting, told Judge Menary: "This is an ongoing investigation and location are a awesome woody of witnesses to beryllium interviewed and footage to beryllium reviewed."

The tribunal heard that nan vulnerable driving complaint included Mr Doyle's location thoroughfare of Burghill Road and Water Street, arsenic good arsenic unnamed roads successful between.

Damian Nolan, defending, said location would beryllium nary exertion for bail astatine nan hearing.

Judge Menary group a provisional proceedings day for 24 November, pinch an estimated magnitude of 3 to 4 weeks.

Mr Doyle stood pinch his hands clasped and nodded arsenic he was remanded successful custody.

Hundreds of thousands of jubilant Liverpool fans packed nan metropolis centre connected Bank Holiday Monday and lined nan 10-mile (16km) parade way arsenic Liverpool FC celebrated winning their 2nd Premier League crown and 20th top-flight convention title.

Reports of a car colliding pinch pedestrians on Water Street, conscionable disconnected nan parade route, were first received by constabulary astatine astir 18:00 connected Monday.

Ambulances arrived to return group to hospital, pinch a nine-year-old among nan youngest victims of nan incident.

A pram carrying a babe boy was spun metres down nan thoroughfare erstwhile it was struck, but nan kid was not hurt.

A fundraising run group up for those affected by nan incident has raised much than £30,000, including a £10,000 aid from ex-player Jamie Carragher's kindness foundation.